ewet:
1. Culturally SA is more recognised,the Zulu and afrikaans language is beta recognised ahead of any nigerian language and this is due mainly to SA's tourism potentials.with tourism you can easily sell your culture and naija is no where near SA on this.

$£yi:
From history Nigeria is more influential. Even S/A's history is incomplete without stating Nigeria's influence on her during the apartheid era which paved way for the liberation of the black South Africans.

Nigeria's influence on African countries are way more pronounced.
The dead military ruler of Libya knows better. He was never in good relationship with Nigeria which made him have less supporter among the countries in Africa during the time he needed Africa's support against the western powers, despite the 100% support he had from SA he failed.
When it comes to elective positions in AU, Nigeria's choice most time takes the lead.

Economically, SA is more influential which anytime soon will be overtaken by Nigeria as the nation to reckon with in Africa's economy.

jidewin:
You like taunting South Africans on this forum.Soon this thread will derail to "who is better than who".My contribution South African hold sway in SADC region, While Nigeria does same in WEST Africa.No more no less.

Eze Promoe:

You must be high on tea.
Hausa language on its own has influence many minority languages in Middle Belt, Nigeria, Northern Cameroon, Niger Republic, Northern Mali, Burkina Faso etc. Same for Yoruba but not on minorities but has been able to transport its culture to Togo, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Benin etc.
Igbos do theirs through what you see in Nollywood.
Go to East Africa today, most of them refer Nigerians to as, "the Chukwus".
Even Ekoi, a minority has influenced Southern Cameroon.
NIGERIA IS JUST TOO MUCH FOR A NATION! Ask U.S.A why they want Nigeria's split.

360command:

This is a globalized economy . As you have stated, it is very true. Nigeria get levels when it comes to West africa, so as South africa get levels when it comes to South of africa(SADC). This also goes to Ivory coast having levels amongst the francophone regions in africa. due to the fact that it is a globalized economy, when you bring this 3 countries up and put up a question as the OP stated, which is more influential? it is likely to see that one is more superior than the other.

Eze Promoe: For the second time, "who's more influential" not "who's better than" , South Africa may be better than (arguable though) but Nigeria is more influential (unarguable). All aspect of Nigeria tends to influence all other African countries.
Example, Africa Magic which is viewed by all Africans and owned by South Africans looks like "Nigeria Magic", i'm talking of Nollywood now.
Africans are proud that they are able to produce rivals of other hit movie industries like Hollywood and Bollywood, but today Nollywood has overtaken Hollywood in quantity of movies produced per year, and is coming second in the world now after Bollywood.
I happen to watch MUVI TV in my decoder, which is a Zambian TV station, but you'll hardly note that because of its Nigerian movie content.

What of music, Nigerian artistes hang around with the world's biggest artiste today e.g Wizkid who taught Chris Brown how to dance Azonto hence making Chris Brown give the credit to Nigeria instead of Ghana where the dance originated from, you hear of Akon, Rick Ross & P-Square, Davido & Akon, 2face and R-Kelly. Do you ask yourself, what makes these high calibre artistes find Nigerian artiste worthy to hang out with.

In Military, Nigeria has been able to support countries like Mali, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Togo, Burkina Faso and even this same South Africa that are comparing themselves to Nigeria.

I won't say further until the need to do so.

Rossikk: Then don't say spiteful stuff like "influential my rectum". Respect the country if you want to be respected.

jidewin:
Hen Ivory wetin no be the same coast jona send naija soldiers to go sort them out for the GBEGE between the incumbent and past presido?which kain swagga...abi no be de same cote 'dvoire i visited last year? Gbaun!...dem still dey struggle my guy .

omonnakoda: Nigeria is quite influential in the Arts ; literature ,music and even Nollywood(which I personally dislike).

mondi_cheeks: SA is more influential, many africans have managed to seek better lives in SA...well and some haven't. The universities give a better quality of education recognised widely all over the world...Madiba infuenced ideas of democracy and equality, which are now being recognised in other african countries and he also had great infuence in decolonisation in africa along with other african leaders. The SA govt attempts to meet the interest of its own people as much as they can e.g quality education for all, quality services, gender equality, freedom of expression.

They give the opportunity for their youth to become better leaders and to learn to make wiser and better choices in life.
The SA Constitution is not only for the benefit of its own people, but everyone that resides within SA, where the values of human dignity, equality and freedom are of vital importance

mizzocho.cinco:
All Nigerian men know is stealing moni and yarnshing, besides dat, you cannot get dem to do anything influential wiv their time. Useless goats!

mondi_cheeks: please explain how movies wit titles like "rihanna vs beyonce" have more influence in africa or the world as a whole ...how is lacking originality more influential? I'm intrigued

naptu2: some are mixing up the questions "which is more influential" and "which is better".

An example of influence. In the mid 2000s I listened to a BBC radio programme in which their Uganda correspondent said that kids in Uganda were trying to speak with a Nigerian accent in order to imitate their nollywood stars. That's influence.

However, the question of whether there's 24 hours electricity or 2 hours electricity a day in Lagos has no effect on the life of the everyday man on the streets of Freetown, Sierra Leone.

mizzocho.cinco:
Kai see what stupidity has caused in Nigeria! Biggest artistes today? Wait
, you mean those idiots dat buy cars dey can't get serviced in Nigeria? All de money those guys spend is not even from their music, its sponsorships from big companies, which most of dem are internationally owned. Nigeria military wot? All you know is wasting money on machinery not needed instead of providing constant electricity supply and water for your people.
Mtchewwww see this Olodo!
When has singing about flying a girl to eat pizza become more influential than teaching your children to become better leaders of tomorrow? Abeg stop this rubbish!
Southy does not need to compare dem selves to Nigeria becos SA is far far above Nigeria.
All Nigerian youth know is computer village day and night, girls sleeping wiv married man just to get another dead woman's hair. All you hear is money on my mind as if dey would know anything sensible to do wiv it when dey get it.
You want to buy Range Rover to drive in potholes, a month down the line you will be robbing people on de streets jus to buy new tire

sheyie2007: the question is simple, how has SA influenced other countries, not the other way round

Rossikk: Japan is more technologically developed than the USA, but we know who carries more influence. It's not all about technology biko.

donroxy: Nigeria could not even Influenced taking back Her Land from ICJ........Bakassi peninsula....the region was pathetically ceded to Cameroon.....while the people were and are still Nigerians,lamenting their woes......!!!
British is still controlling/influencing falkland island.... Where Argentina shd be controlling......thats the irony of Global politics!!!



INFLUENCE,holistically is beyond the context of any AFRICAN COUNTRY......thats how the oyinbo work Africa mathmatics ooo.....NEO-COLONIALISM.....(u can only grow not develop,u can only murmur not shout/bark,U can't do anything......) Black World!!!

kandiikane:

Is that so? With all this and majority of the population live in poverty? It's like going out, praising and patting yourself for feeding homeless people whilst your family is at home dying one by one from starvation.

mondi_cheeks: No offence but even Ghana is much more influential than Nigeria

mondi_cheeks: No offence but even Ghana is much more influential than Nigeria

kandiikane:

Is that so? With all this and majority of the population live in poverty? It's like going out, praising and patting yourself for feeding homeless people whilst your family is at home dying one by one from starvation.